Defn: Pertaining to a flamen; flaminical.
FLAMING
Flam"ing, a.
1. Emitting flames; afire; blazing; consuming; illuminating.
2. Of the color of flame; high-colored; brilliant; dazzling. "In flaming yellow bright." Prior.
3. Ardent; passionate; burning with zeal; irrepressibly earnest; as, a flaming proclomation or harangue.
FLAMINGLY
Flam"ing*ly, adv.
Defn: In a flaming manner.
FLAMINGO
Fla*min"go, n.; pl. Flamingoes. Etym: [Sp. flamenco, cf. Pg.
flamingo, Prov. flammant, F. flamant; prop. a p.pr. meaning flaming.
So called in allusion to its color. See Flame.] (Zoöl.)
Defn: Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum.
FLAMINICAL
Fla*min"i*cal, a.